Wireless+Wired network bridge need the 'forcecompatmode', any

Discussion in 'Windows XP / Older OS' started by kocoman, Jan 2, 2010.

  1. kocoman

    kocoman MDL Senior Member

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    Does microsoft plan to fix the problem of forcing a network bridge with a wireless card (which most usb does not support promiscuous mode - layer 2).

    I can use the forcecompatmode to force it to use layer 3, but why does MS not detect it properly in the first place? even in SP3 I think.